Literature Review in Institutional Repositories of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Literature Review or reviewing intellectual production on the subject ofinstitutional repositories of Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) is anattempt to identify, define and compile completed research reports, articles ofscientific periodicals, books, theses and other materials on specific aspects of thetopic.During the last twenty years during which the topic of our current studybegan to emerge and grow, surrounding what has been written and published onthe topic of our research helps to gain familiarity with it, proposes newapproaches to planning the study and helps us develop a stronger understandingof theoretical implications, in order to benefit from those theses and scientificpapers and make bibliographic control on them And access to and benefit fromits contents, so it does not remain confined to the drawers and shelves, andenables the community to maximize its returns and activate its results. The studyaims to gain familiarity and knowledge of what has been published from sourcesand references in this field, to help Egyptian libraries and other academicinstitutions in planning to build and develop an institutional repository for theiruniversity theses production in view of the urgent necessity and urgent need itrepresents, answering most questions and posing all the problems andchallenges that Confront these institutions when initiating and thinking aboutstarting or planning to build such a project